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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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