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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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