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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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