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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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