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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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