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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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