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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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