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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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