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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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