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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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