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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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