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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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