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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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