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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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