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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies 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 organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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