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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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