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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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