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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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