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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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