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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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