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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key 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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