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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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