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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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