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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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