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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major 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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