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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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