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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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