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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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