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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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