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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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