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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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