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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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