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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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