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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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