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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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