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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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