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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. 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 classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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