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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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