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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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