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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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