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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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