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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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