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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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