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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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