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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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