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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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