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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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