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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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