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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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