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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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