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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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