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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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