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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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