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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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