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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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