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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major 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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