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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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