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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting 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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