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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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