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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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