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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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