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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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