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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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