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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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