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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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