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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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