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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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