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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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