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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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