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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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