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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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