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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key 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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