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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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