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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses 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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