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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key 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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