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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources