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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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