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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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