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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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