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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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