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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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