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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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