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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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