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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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