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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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