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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key 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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