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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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