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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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