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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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