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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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