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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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