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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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