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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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