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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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