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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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