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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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