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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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