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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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