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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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