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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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