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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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