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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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