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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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