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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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