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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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