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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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