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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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