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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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