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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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