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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different 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 stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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