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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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