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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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