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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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