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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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