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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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