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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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