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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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