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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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