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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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