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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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