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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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