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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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