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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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