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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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