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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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