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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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