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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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