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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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