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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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