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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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