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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major 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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