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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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