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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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