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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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