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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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