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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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