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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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