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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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