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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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