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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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