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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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