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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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