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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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