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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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