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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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