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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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