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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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