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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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