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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates 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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