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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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