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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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