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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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