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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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