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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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