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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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