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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies 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 organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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