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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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