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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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