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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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