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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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