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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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