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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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