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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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