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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models 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 participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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