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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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