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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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