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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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