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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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