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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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