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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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