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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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