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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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