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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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