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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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