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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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