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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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