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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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