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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed 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 massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major 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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