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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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