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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models 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 deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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