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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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