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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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