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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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