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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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