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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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