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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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