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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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