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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education