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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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