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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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