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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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