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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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