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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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