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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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