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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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