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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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