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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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