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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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