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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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