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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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