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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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