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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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