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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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