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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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