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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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