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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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