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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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