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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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