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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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