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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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