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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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