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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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