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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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