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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators 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? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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