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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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