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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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