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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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