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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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