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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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