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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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