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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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