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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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