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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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