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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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