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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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