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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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