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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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