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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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