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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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