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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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