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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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