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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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