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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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