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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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