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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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