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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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