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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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