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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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