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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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