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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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