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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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