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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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