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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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