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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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