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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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