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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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