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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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