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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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