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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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