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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education