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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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