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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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