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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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