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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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