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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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