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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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