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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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