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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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