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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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