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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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