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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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