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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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