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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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