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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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