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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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