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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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