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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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