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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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