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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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