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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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