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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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