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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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