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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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