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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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