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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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