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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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