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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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