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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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