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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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