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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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