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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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