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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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