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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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