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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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