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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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