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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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