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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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