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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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