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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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