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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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