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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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