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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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