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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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