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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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