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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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