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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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