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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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