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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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