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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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