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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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