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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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