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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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