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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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