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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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