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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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