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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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