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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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