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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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