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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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