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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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