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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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