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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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