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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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