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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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