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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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