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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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