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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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