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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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