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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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