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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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