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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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