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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major 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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