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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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