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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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