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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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