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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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