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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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