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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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