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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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