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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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