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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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