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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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