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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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