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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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