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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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