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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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