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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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