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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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