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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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