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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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