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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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