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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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