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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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