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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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