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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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