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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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