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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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