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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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