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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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