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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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