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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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