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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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