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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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