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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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