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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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