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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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