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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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