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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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