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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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