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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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