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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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