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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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