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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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