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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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