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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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