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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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