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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers 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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