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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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