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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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