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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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