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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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