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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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