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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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