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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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