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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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