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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 (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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