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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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