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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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