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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key 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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