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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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