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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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