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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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