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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider 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 teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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