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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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