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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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