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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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