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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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