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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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