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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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