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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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