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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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