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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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