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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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