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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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