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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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