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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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