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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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