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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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