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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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