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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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