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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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