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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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