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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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