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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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