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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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