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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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