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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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