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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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