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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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