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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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