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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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