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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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