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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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