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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 and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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