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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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