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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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