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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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