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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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