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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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