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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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