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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major 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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