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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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