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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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