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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina 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 attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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