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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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