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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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