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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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