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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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