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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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