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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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