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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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