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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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