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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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