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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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