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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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