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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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