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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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