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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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