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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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