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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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