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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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