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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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