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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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