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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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