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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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