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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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