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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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