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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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