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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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