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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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