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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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