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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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