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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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