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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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