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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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