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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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