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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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