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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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