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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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