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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for 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 lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions 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 assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding 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 crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important 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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