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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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