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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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