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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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