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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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