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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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