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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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