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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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