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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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