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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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