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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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