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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free 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 learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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