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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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