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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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