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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What 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 original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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