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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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