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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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