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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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