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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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