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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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