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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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