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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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