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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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