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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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