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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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