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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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