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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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