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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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