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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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