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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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