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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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