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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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