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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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