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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important 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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