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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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