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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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