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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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