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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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