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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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