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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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