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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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