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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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