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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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