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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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