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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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