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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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