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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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