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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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