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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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