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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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