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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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