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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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