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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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